Trigger tune vs. Aftermarket?

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Just wondering how much better are the aftermarket triggers compared to just getting the factory trigger tuned up by a pro?

This would be in reference to Remington 700 for non-competition shooting.
 
Triggers are like guitars
You can tune a Squier to play very very well.
Or you can buy a Fender!
 
Depends on the Factory trigger. I don't have any experience with the newer models. I've tuned some of my stock remingtons down and in so tight and light I don't feel the need for an aftermarket. My Sendero breaks at 1.8lbs and slightly less than .025" travel. Maybe I was just lucky, but I've done triggers for a few friends and they all had me tune them back from the lowest they can go. It takes time to either find the pull you like or get used to the pull you think you need either way.
 
For the 700 in weights of 2 to 3 pounds and crisp I think purchasing and after market trigger is a waste of money.

Sometimes they can even be worked down to a pound without spending a lot of money... the lighter you go the less crisp it will be and feel.

Under a pound requires different parts which still can be cheaper than a new after market trigger.
 
I'm planning getting my 700 rebarreled. I was just trying to decide on what course of action to take while she's cracked open. I was thinking about the 1-2 pound range.
 
I use Jewells, but I do so because I want every trigger I own to be identical, and i also like SFA for trigger pull. The Remmy is absolutely fine, and Dennis hit the nail on the head.

Unless you want sub 1-pound trigger pull weight, don't bother. Get yours properly adjusted and have fun.
 
Obtunded said:
I use Jewells, but I do so because I want every trigger I own to be identical, and i also like SFA for trigger pull. The Remmy is absolutely fine, and Dennis hit the nail on the head.

Unless you want sub 1-pound trigger pull weight, don't bother. Get yours properly adjusted and have fun.
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10-4.

Case closed.
 
My favorite trigger of all time was the trigger that came on my 40xbks.It broke very cleanly between 29oz and 30 oz consistently.My factory 700 triggers varied by 4oz to 6oz from trigger pull to trigger pull before they were tuned.
 
I have owned factory Rem 700 Police triggers which were tuned by ATRS and Jewel triggers. The tuned trigger was great, and I don't think going to a Jewel helped me shoot any better - it might make a difference with someone more skilled than myself, but for the average joe wannabe I doubt it.

Is the Jewel nicer, yes, but you really only notice it when it is set way down in pull weight, and the gains per dollar are really starting to shrink. The Jewel comes with two springs for diferent weight ranges, one in lbs and one in ounces - I have the heavier lb range screw installed but set at its lowest weight; I generally want triggers as light as posible, but I would not want to go to the lighter spring.

I have heard that Jewel triggers are safe in that despite being set to almost no pull weight you won't get an accidental discharge if the rifle were ever dropped on its but. I find that difficult to believe, and don't really want to test it out with my expensive rifle, but if anyone else has any information on this I would love to hear it.
 
peterdobson said:
Or you may wish to try a a proper 2-stage, which many competitors prefer, as well as many snipers.
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Hands up all the F-Class, BR and Tactical shooters that like 2-stage triggers?

cou:

I respect other's choices, but 2ST's....I can't stand them myself.... I use a 1.5 oz trigger pull. I wouldn't be able to feel the first stage. :D
 
Canada's top snipers are trained and prefer 2-stage, but what do they know; RCMP snipers just asked for some, me and many if not most of TR shooters. BR, no.
 
Ian knows well that the majority of FClass shooters use single stage, but also there hasn't been a real 2-stage trigger available for Rem 70 and clones, until now. Many or most will still use very light Jewell 1-stage, but some wil prefer 2-stage.

TR shooters often use RPA 2-stage and they are for sure, precision rifle shooters.

2-stage for BR type 2 once triggers don't make sense, but an increasing no. of Americans are using 2-stage CG triggers down to 3 once.

Regards,

Peter
 
I must admit that a good 2-stage would be a great varmint trigger. I am likely the only guy on panet earth that likes the 7-pound factory remington trigger for varmints. It adds a dimension of strange, yet arousing physically violent exertion to the process of converting vermin into furry pink mist.

I am completely ignorant of what makes a really good sniper trigger and a good TR trigger and I know that the RPA and I believe it was a CG trigger I played with are much lauded by the TR shooters. I just assumed it resisted the parkinsonian tremors better.

All in good fun!!!!

:)
 
Yes CAD snipers reg force have 1-stage, but many trained with and would prefer 2-stage. Charlie Bayne, a fine .22 fullbore and Palma shooter, said "it was like cheating" as it thought 2-stage such an advantage.

Some units spoken with at Canadian International Sniper Concentration (CISC), are insisting on 2-stage for new systems.
 
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